Lot word meaning and definition

[noun] anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
[noun] any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle"
[noun] an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
[noun] a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"
[noun] (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
[noun] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
[noun] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
[verb] divide into lots, as of land, for example
[verb] administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

\Lot\, n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle['o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl?t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l?z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] 1. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate. But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay. --Spenser. 2. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots. The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. --Prov. xvi. 33. If we draw lots, he speeds. --Shak. 3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning. O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's Enough to bear. --Milton. He was but born to try The lot of man -- to suffer and to die. --Pope. 4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot. I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. --Walpole. 5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city. The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York. --Kent. 6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so. [Colloq.] He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business. --W. Black. 7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] --Evelyn. {To cast in one's lot with}, to share the fortunes of. {To cast lots}, to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined. {To draw lots}, to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer. {To pay scot and lot}, to pay taxes according to one's ability. See {Scot}.
\Lot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lotting}.] To allot; to sort; to portion. [R.] {To lot on} or {upon}, to count or reckon upon; to expect with pleasure. [Colloq. U. S.]

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